Chad Rankin creates art with his phone

Thought Instagram was the only way to edit photos on your mobile device? Think again.

Today, photos are taken and posted instantly. Photographer and surrealist Chad Rankin had the same idea. He captures and edits images solely from his cellphone and uses various mobile apps to create what was once a reality into an altered world full of fantasy and whimsy. His work is the combination of his everyday travels and a creative magical world. He believes that the world is facing a new Renaissance, one of mobile art.

Rankin’s integration of skill and technology is extremely successful. Here’s some of our favourites: